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Annual Pastors Conference: All White Christians Invited

By Frederick Sparks

But oh no, it isn’t racist. The groups sponsoring the event, the Christian Identity Ministries, (whose website states: “Our true countenance is not one of hate, but one of love. Yes, we believe that the Europeans and their descendants are the chosen people of God. We believe this, not because we think that the white race is superior, but because there is overwhelming proof in support of this belief. “) and the Church of God’s Chosen, merely didn’t have sufficient facilities to accommodate non-whites. The organizers also pointed out that they’ve never been invited to NAACP meetings and mosques and synagogues and stuff….so there! What’s the problem?

The closing day of the event will include a “Sacred Christian Cross Lighting Ceremony”, to symbolize an “opposition to tyranny.” While there will be KKK members in attendance, this lighting ceremony is absolutely not a “cross burning” long associated with Klan activity.

Right. Because showing up and saying “I’d like to come in please” is just so hard. I’ve been to the nearest synagogue a number of times when I just wanted to be around people (and it’s easier to take their service than a Christian one, for me) and never once has anyone said “no, you have to go away unless we invite you.” And the NAACP? Seriously? No one needs an invitation to go to a damned NAACP meeting, just go. It’s just stupid how hard some people will look for an excuse to be bigoted.

“We’re not a hate group. Don’t be fooled by the way that we’re using the rhetoric and ceremonies of the best-known hate group in U.S. history, because we’re totally not a hate group. What, don’t you trust us?”

Not really surprising considering that a church in Kentucky last year banned interracial couples, by a vote. Granted only a small percentage of the members voted but the ones that just ran away after the service instead of staying to vote maybe worse than the ones that voted the ban into place. I could go on with examples of Churches not quite as clearly linked to white supremacy but at this point it really doesn’t matter anymore. Religion/Churches have always been a bastion of intolerance, racism and misogyny so why be surprised.

Holy Bleached Jesusskin, Batman!
This is no different (and is probably a direct descendant of) the arguments that slavery was “good” for the victims because that was their “natural state” and it “civilized” them. Absolutely obscene.

I think it might be illegal here in Canada to advertise such a bigoted meeting, but I’m not sure how much of a exception religion gets in our anti-discrimination laws.